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Varaksin Yevgeny Alekseevich

Date of birth: August 4, 1997 (28 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Occupation: рабочие профессии
Article of the Criminal Code:  275
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:  12 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, 1 год 6 месяцев ограничения свободы, штраф 300.000 рублей
Date of sentencing:  April 21, 2025
Current location:  Penal Сolony No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Chelyabinsk Oblast

Varaksin Yevgeny Alekseevich was born on August 4, 1997, lived in the city of Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk oblast, citizen of the Russian Federation, worked as a mechanic at the Elektrokhimpribor plant.

On April 21, 2025, he was sentenced under Art. 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("High treason in the form of providing financial assistance to a foreign state, international or foreign organisation in activities directed against the security of the Russian Federation") to 12 years of imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony, a fine of 300 thousand rubles and restriction of freedom for 1 year and 6 months after release.

Deprived of liberty since July 22, 2024.

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10 Jun, 2025 | 13:45

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